What Matters
At age five I like to run and play
In the light of a southern sunny day
I ate honeysuckle enjoying the taste
Playing in the dirt mud pies I baked
At 15 what matters to poetic teen
Clothes goals and fashion dreams
I was quite proud of my pop band
We wrote songs we sang we danced
At 30 what mattered to me the most
Creating better life as a mom you know
Working full time and in college too
Keeping my son in best homes and schools
And then at 50 I was confident in self
No longer worried about lack of wealth
Having lived through some dark times
This was the age I renewed my mind
What may matter at age of seventy
Is life going on as I live it in peace
The pitter patter of grandkids feet
Retired but inspired to love family
What matters at each life stage
Is that I live life love and pray
To wake up is a blessing each day
To die well is the last thing you face
Copyright © Karen Jones | Year Posted 2026
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